Hello,
I found out yesterday that my brother Chuck's cancer (he got diagnosed with colon cancer a couple weeks before his 40th birthday) has spread. He now has to undergo months of chemo and radiation  treatment for a 50% chance of surviving. I just ask the blogosphere to send healing thoughts and prayers his way.

Thank you.

Paul

Hi all, just wanted to spread the word of an upcoming author appearance at The University Book Store-Hilldale. Here's some links I got from google:

http://www.aspecialthing.com/forum/f28/fantasy-freaks-gaming-geeks-13602/

http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/

Thurs Oct 15

7pm

Madison, WI

University Bookstore at Hilldale

http://www.uwbookstore.com/

702 N. Midvale Blvd.

Event to include: reading, Q&A, book signing

(Contact: Greg Hoff (608) 310-5988 / ghoff@uwbookstore.com)

and if you want to support your independent book store and save some money on the book(it's out now)
http://i.univbkstr.com/downloads/web_coupons.pdf

Thanks
Paul

Just an FYI that this Saturday is the CSTS event at Market Square go to www.cstsmadison.com for details. Oddcon will have a table before (and I maybe after) the show to advertise the con. We are also giving away two memberships at the event..

Why oh why do network honchos cancel awesome shows like Eli Stone? Please give a shout out to Eli in the comments section please if you've seen the show and enjoyed it.

Oh Maggie, I shall miss you.

Paul

http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/blog/blog.html

It looks like quite a response is being had by what Pat's doing.

I work at The University Book Store on State and I want to let all my friends come shop there for dorky stuff:) We have D&D 4e books, Dork Tower and a Dr. Blink trade papers, other graphic novels, science ficiton(including books by Oddcon Guests of Honor Tobias Buckell and Emma Bull)
http://i.univbkstr.com/downloads/web_coupons.pdf  click on the link and print out the coupons for a 25% off one general book and help support a local business that pays my salary  :)

Paul

Heard about this on the MadSF yahoogroup by Jimmy the Gnome and that Republicans are flooding the poll with yes votes as to her qualifications. Go vote!

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html

Pretty awesome way to illustrate the road we've been traveling.

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/nonsequitur

The full guest line up for Odyssey Con 9: Year of the Cow is:

Authors Emma Bull and Tobias Buckell with Fan Georgie Schnobrich(she's the one who's done all our awesome cow illustrations)

go spread the word please.

Paul

http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/blog/blog.html

kind goes along with what bipagan told me about her adventure helping turtles:)

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MadisonDorks/

Hi all, I wanted to let everybody on my friends list about the next MadisonDorks GameDay. It's Sunday Aug 17th at Misty Mountain Games
http://mistymountaingames.com/  Think of it as GenCon Madison!! The store opens at Noon and closes at 6 so that will be the hours of the GameDay.

Thanks
Paul

Hi, just wanted everyone to know that I'll have a table promoting OdysseyCon in the lobby of Eastgate Saturday afternoon of the opening weekend of The Dark Knight (around 3-8). So stop by and say hi.

Paul

Hi all, just wanted to spread the word far and wide that Emma Bull has agreed to be our first Guest of Honor for Odyssey Con 9 Year of the Cow next April in Madison WI.

Feel free to tell everyone you know:)

Paul

Just wanted to devote my first LJ post to the CSTS Madison charity screening Saturday June 21st at Market Square. http://www.cstsmadison.com/ for details. Odyssey Con SF convention www.oddcon.com is donating two memberships for the '09 con as door prizes!

Paul